People
7 federally recognized tribes of Virginia
Chickahominy (forthcoming)
Chickahominy Eastern Division (forthcoming)
With over 2,300 citizens, the Monacan Nation is a federally recognized tribe. Bear Mountain in Amherst County has been the home of the Monacan people for more than 10,000 years. The earliest written histories of Virginia record that in 1607, the James River Monacan (along with their Mannahoac allies on the Rappahannock River) controlled the area between the Fall Line in Richmond and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Nansemond (forthcoming)
Pamunkey (forthcoming)
Rappahannock (forthcoming)
Upper Mattaponi (forthcoming)
Native American Student Union
The Native American Student Union is a student-run organization that strives to increase awareness of the Native community on Grounds. Our group promotes relationships with the surrounding Virginia Indian tribes, collaborates with other student organizations, holds cultural events relating to American Indians, and allows students and community members to join together to explore Native American heritage and identity.